MainstreaM Posted June 12, 2011 Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 Got our Olympus E-PL1 wet on vacation. Partially submerged in saltwater, got it out before it got fully submerged. Camera was off when it happened. Took it straight in and put in rice to absorb moisture. Now I put in the battery and no response from the camera at all. Would it be worth having repaired or is it toast? Lense got water in it too. Kane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killtodie Posted June 12, 2011 Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 http://www.precisioncamera.com/ That is where Best Buy sends out all camera's for repair under the extended warranty. They do good work. Although liquid damage will most likely exceed 85% of current camera value. You can probably send it out for an estimate for like $50 or at least give em a call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Posted June 12, 2011 Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 Got our Olympus E-PL1 wet on vacation. Partially submerged in saltwater, got it out before it got fully submerged. Camera was off when it happened. Took it straight in and put in rice to absorb moisture. Now I put in the battery and no response from the camera at all. Would it be worth having repaired or is it toast? Lense got water in it too. Kane Sounds like toast to me. If it were fresh water maybe, but not salt water. What is the cost for a new/used one of the same/similar model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hachi_destroyer Posted June 12, 2011 Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 when life gives you bad luck with equipment...upgrade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MainstreaM Posted June 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 Sounds like toast to me. If it were fresh water maybe, but not salt water. What is the cost for a new/used one of the same/similar model? 500 new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbrad511 Posted June 12, 2011 Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 For the last few years I've been buying, repairing and reselling Canon's Elph series cameras. My experience with these has shown me that once a camera's been wet it's not reliable, even if I can get it functional again. Boards inside don't like the moisture, neither do the lens assemblies or CCD's. You may get lucky with your Olympus, but if it were me I'd probably write it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komeuppance Posted June 12, 2011 Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 I got my wife's camera repaired from people listing on ebay, wife dropped it right on the lens while it was extended and bent it. Was $60 and they were fast. Might try looking there. -Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnementh Posted June 14, 2011 Report Share Posted June 14, 2011 For the last few years I've been buying, repairing and reselling Canon's Elph series cameras. My experience with these has shown me that once a camera's been wet it's not reliable, even if I can get it functional again. Boards inside don't like the moisture, neither do the lens assemblies or CCD's. You may get lucky with your Olympus, but if it were me I'd probably write it off. It was generally a rule with film SLRs that if they got wet they were only good for parts 'cause it would take more than the camera was worth to restore them & then it was a toss of the dice as to how long they would last. Sounds like this rule applies to digital cameras too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killtodie Posted June 14, 2011 Report Share Posted June 14, 2011 I'll tell you how http://www.precisioncamera.com/ works. They replace any part that is damaged, if the part cost and labor exceeds 85% of the camera's CURRENT retail price, they dont repair it. If its below, they do. I believe they charge like $50 for an estimate to repair, which gets applied to the final repair cost. They clean parts as well and do component repair, so if a small transistor is burned out, they will replace that $0.05 cent part instead of swapping the whole board (although, they might charge you the board cost) Give me a call, see what it takes to send it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rabbit1 Posted June 14, 2011 Report Share Posted June 14, 2011 most digital slr's have a flat rate diagnose fee, my 20d was something like $150 to check and if repairs exceeded that then it would go towards the repair, if it was under then it'd still be that much. but to find out it cost 400 to fix a $500 camera, or pay $150 to find out you need another $500 camera.. your best bet is to hit walmart or slickdeals.net and get a good slr when they are on clearance or special. canon also has a trade in deal where they give you a loyalty rebate on your broken camera. And yes, it has to be broken. don't ask me why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MainstreaM Posted June 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2011 Precision wants 200 just to tell me if it's fixable. As stated above, if it's not, I've got to pay them 200 AND buy a new 500 camera. Kane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killtodie Posted June 15, 2011 Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 Wow, i thought it would be much less. Not worth it. Sell it for parts on eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted June 15, 2011 Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 man that sucks,, fresh water is bad enought but salt water is realy bad on any electronics , my bro has lost 5 or 6 cell phns to salt water ,, he needs to stop carrying them on his belt with a clip and lean over the boat side lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt60 Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 http://www.precisioncamera.com/ That is where Best Buy sends out all camera's for repair under the extended warranty. They do good work. I worked for Precision Camera for 2.5 years and have worked for one of the manufactures for the past 2, repairing cameras. Often times corrosion will cause a camera to become BER, but not always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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